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Gina McCarthy Biography

Regina McCarthy (born May 3, 1954) is an American environmental health and air quality expert who served as the 13th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2013 to 2017.

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Even if there's controversy, I'm going to make the decision, and people are going to be happy in one instance and unhappy in the next. But that's the job I've been given and the job I'm going to embrace.

Decision, Job, Jobs, People, Unhappy

I think that one of our most difficult international challenges is clearly climate change and making sure that the Paris agreement goes forward. While I think the international community understands that President Trump is not taking the same position as President Obama.

Challenges, Community, Paris, Thinking, Trump

Critics play a dangerous game when they denounce the science and law EPA has used to defend clean air for more than 40 years. The American people know better.

Air, Dangerous, Law, People, Years

But just [proposing the standard] puts companies on notice that if you're looking to construct a new natural-gas or coal facility, you really need to pay attention to these. This is what they should be designing new facilities toward as soon as this proposal hits the streets.

Attention, Design, Needs, Proposal, Toward

When consumers do not take full advantage of efficiency gains, it is because they are weighing other factors that influence their decision making. When the federal government arbitrarily places one of those factors over others, it makes consumers worse off.

Decision, Gains, Government, Take, Weighing

States with tremendous oil and natural gas reserves have the most to gain economically from proper regulation.

Gain, Gains, Oil, Regulation, Reserves, Tremendous

I think climate change is probably the most extreme, and it's been going on for years because it's very difficult to talk about a planetary issue like climate change and to get people who live within four-year electoral cycles to actually pay attention to something that you predict is happening way in the future.

Attention, Pay, People, Predict, Thinking, Years

I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it.

Blood, Controversy, Irish, Know, Shy

I don't think any administration, when they come in, thinks that their job is to tell the scientists what the science looks like or to be quiet about the science. Scientists need to remain true and not allow science to be politicized. Scientists are not politicians, and no politician should consider themselves to be a scientist.

Allow, Politician, Quiet, Remain, Thinking

I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I start to nod off.

Agrees, Democratic, Process, Room, Rooms, Start

Greenhouse gas pollution, through its contribution to global climate change, presents a significant threat to Americans health and to the environment upon which our economy and security depends.

Climate, Economy, Environment, Security, Threat

We are very confident that the data is showing that carbon capture and sequestration is technologically feasible and it's available. It has been successfully demonstrated and there are full-scale both conventional and unconventional coal projects with CCS that are moving forward. So there is no question that there's continued investment in this technology.

Available, Data, Forward, Moving, Technology, Unconventional

Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and businesses already understand how energy costs impact their lives and make decisions accordingly.

Already, Consumers, Decision, Energy, Impact, Save

If coal wants a place in a carbon-constrained future, they have to look at technology like this. And we think that our rule can help stimulate technology, growth, and innovation, bring those costs down, and allow coal a more stable opportunity to continue to be invested in.

Like, Opportunity, Stable, Technology, Think, Thinking

We need an international solution to the challenge of climate change, there's no question about it. But the real key is, can you actually get that - or get that solution - without the US' involvement? Can you not lead domestically, and expect the rest of the world will take action. . . the US needs to lead, we need to be out there.

Challenges, Climate, Domestically, Keys, Real, World

EPA gets to set a standard for new. For the existing, EPA sets guidelines for what we think is appropriate, but then states develop plans that work for them, taking into consideration their specific energy mix.

Energy, Epa, Existing, States, Think, Thinking

Any first-generation technology will. But we are looking at carbon the same way we look at every pollutant under the Clean Air Act; we look for the new technologies that are available. We recognize that these power plants are going to be around for decades.

Act, Air, Generations, Technology, Under

But I will tell you that I didn't go to Washington to sit around and wait for Congressional action. Never done that before, and don't plan to in the future.

Action, Done, Tell, Wait, Waiting, Washington

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